The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-23
Washington County.
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Barre.
AS Horace Fifeld was leading his horse
to water, the other morning, it got away
from him, but soon lay down to roll, and
Mr.. Fitield thought it would be good time
to catch it, He succeeded in getting hold
of the rope, but the horse made a spring and
threw Mr.. Fifeld against the side of the
barn with such force as to dislocate his
shoulder. - Rev. l.. l.. Beeman went to
st. Johnsbury Tuesday to attend meeting
of a missionary society at that place. -
j. X. George has been in Maine the past
few days on business trip for the fork
company. - Mrs. G. II. Cook of Massa-
chusetts has been visiting her mother, Mrs
Perkins, in this village for few days past
- r. S. Currier has moved to Currier
Hill and is stopping with his father few
days until a tenement he is to move into is
completed. G.. w. Averill has moved
into his new house on Currier Park. -
The village schools closed last Friday with
an entertainment at Academy hall in the
evening. The exercises consisted of decla-
nations, recitations, singing, etc. The hall
was packed so that there was not even
standing-room left. All enjoyed pleasant
time. =W w. f. Bradford is building a
house for George Macke on the cross street
from Washington to Academy streets. -
Mrs. Fred King is down with infiammatory
rheumatism. - A step-daughter Of
Thomas Williams died last week, aged about
twenty years. The funeral was held Sun
day, and the remains were taken to Mont
peier we hear, for interment in the Cath
Ole cemetery. - A union service was
held at the Congregational church Sunday
evening by the Young Mems Christian AS
sociation. - Union Thanksgiving serv-
ices will be held at the Congregational
church Thursday at eleven A. NJ, Rev. p
Mcmillan preaching. - George F..
Badger commenced work for the Granite
Savings Bank and Trust Company last
Monday as assistant book-keeper or teller.
- The chicken-pie sociabe at the Con-
gregational vestry last Thursday evening
was well attended and an enjoyable even
ing was spent by those present. - Mr.
and Mrs. G. n. Benedict held a reception at
their residence last Thursday evening
Among the many present We're Rev. F. f.
Healey and daughter and Mrs. Dodge of
Morrisville, Mrs. Clark King of Montpeie4
and several from East Montpelier. -
John Mills, Robert Davis, Melvin Cross and
A. NJ. Isham start this week for California
Some of them are stone-cutters. They go
to see the country, and should they find a
job and like they will undoubtedly remain
there. - Miss Kate Healey of Norris
vile presided at the organ at the Universal
ist church last Sunday. - A. S. Park
hurst was kicked by one of his horses last
Saturday. He was struck on the nose, cut
ting severe cash.
Berlin.
THE people of the Corner school district
have this fall spent about $500 in repairs on
the schoo-bulding. The lower room has
been ceiled overhead, new floor laid and
1t has been painted and papered, and forty
iron seats and a teachers desk. purchased
in Battle Creek Mich, have been put in.
- The young people will give a dra-
matte entertainment in Chapel hall on the
evening of November 30th the proceeds
to 90 for the new vestry of the Congrega-
tional church.
FREDERICK MCDUFFEE of this town died
November 9TH, aged eighty-four years. He
was the first son of the late Charles Nc
Dutfee, who was among the early settlers
of Cabot, and had always resided in this
town, with the exception of few years
that he and his family lived in Wisconsin,
where he began farming on a portion of the
land now occupied by the city of Racine.
In Cabot he had always enioyed the
confidence and esteem of the entire COM
munity. He united with the Congregational
church in this town January lst, 1913, since
which time he had been a worthy and con-
slstent member, always attending regularly
church service. and especially in his later
years all meetings of the church and society.
His presence there will be greatly missed
His last sickness was attended with con-
siderable suffering, especially during the
last few days of his life but it was all borne
without complaining until death came TO
his relief. The funeral was held from his
late residence on the afternoon of the 7th
goodly number of townsmen and neigh
bors assembling to pay their last tribute of
respect to his memory. Brief and appro-
pirate remarks were made by his pastor
Rev II. A. Russell after which his mortal
remains were laid to rest in the family lot
in the cemetery at Lower Cabot. -
Union Thanksgiving services will be held
church Rev. II. A. Russell will adj
dress the citizens on "Our Common
Schools" - Miss Matte Haines is home
from Newport, n. H., to spend Thanks
giving She has a good position in that
place as teacher in the high school. -
Mrs. Benjamin Boyles died Saturday night
from the effects of two paralytic shocks.
Her age was eighty-one years.
Calais.
ABOUT foot of snow fell here the 10th
instant, and has held its own on the hills
and in the woods since then, affording one
of the best of times for getting wood to the
house. Since then the weather has been
warm and most of the time pleasant, and
water has been slowly increasing in our
springs. Still, If winter should set in now
water will be scarce before the January
thaw. - 1t Is money well spent in fix
ing in some way our stables so as TO keep
out the cold, the stock not only doing better
but feeling better; and the feeling extends
TO the owner, too
East Montpelier.
held at the church on Saturday evening,